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1Now the reverend Udayi thought: ‘It has been prescribed by the Blessed One that he who is to recite the Patimokkha, ought to recite it so that it may be heard; but I have a crow’s voice. Well, how am I to act ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that he who is to recite the Patimokkha may endeavour to make it audible. If he endeavours (to do so), he is free from offence.’ 8. At that time Devadatta recited the Patimokkha before an assembly in which laymen were present. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, recite the Patimokkha before an assembly in which laymen are present. He who does, commits a dukkada offence.’ g. At that time the Azabbaggiya Bhikkhus recited the Patimokkha before the Samgha without being called upon (by the Thera). They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, recite the Patimokkha before the Samgha without being called upon. He who does, commits a dukkaZa offence. I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Thera is master of the Patimokkha!,’ End of the Bhazavara of the A##atitthiyas®. 1 Tie. of reciting the Patimokkha himself or causing another Bhikkhu to do so. 2 I,e, Samazas belonging to other schools. See chap. 1. Il,17,3- UPOSATHA CEREMONY, AND PATIMOKKHA, 267 17. 1. Then the Blessed One, after having dwelt near Ragagaha as long as he thought fit, went forth on his pilgrimage to Kodan4vatthu. Going from place to place on his pilgrimage, he came to Kodanavatthu. At that time there dwelt in a certain residence many Bhikkhus, the eldest of whom was an ignorant, unlearned person: he neither knew Uposatha, nor the Uposatha service, nor the Patimokkha, nor the recital of the Patimokkha. 2. Now those Bhikkhus thought: ‘It has been prescribed by the Blessed One that the eldest Bhikkhu is master of the Patimokkha, and here the eldest of us is an ignorant, unlearned person: he neither knows Uposatha... nor the recital of the Patimokkha. Well, how are we to act?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that (in such a case) that Bhikkhu who is (most) learned and competent, is to be made master of the Patimokkha.’ 3. At that time there dwelt in a certain residence on the day of Uposatha many ignorant, unlearned Bhikkhus: they neither knew Uposatha ... nor the recital of the Patimokkha. They called upon the Thera: ‘May it please the Thera, reverend Sir, to recite the P&timokkha.’ He replied: ‘I am not competent to do so.’ They called upon the next eldest, &c. He also replied, &c. They called upon the third eldest, &c. In this manner they called upon (all Bhikkhus) down to the youngest one: ‘May it please the reverend brother to recite the Patimokkha.’ He also replied: ‘I am not competent, venerable Sirs, to do so.’ 268 MAHAVAGGA. II, 14, 4. They told this thing to the Blessed One.
2In this manner they called upon (all Bhikkhus) down to the youngest one: ‘May it please the reverend brother to recite the Patimokkha.’ He also replied: ‘I am not competent, venerable Sirs, to do so.’ 268 MAHAVAGGA. II, 14, 4. They told this thing to the Blessed One. 4, 5. ‘When, O Bhikkhus, in a certain residence, &c.!; in that case, O Bhikkhus, these Bhikkhus are instantly to send one Bhikkhu to the neighbouring residence (of Bhikkhus): “Go, friend, and come back when you have learnt the Patimokkha abridged or in its full extent.”’ 6. Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘ By whom is (this Bhikkhu) to be sent?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Thera is to give order to a young Bhikkhu.’ The young Bhikkhus, having received that order from the Thera, did not go. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one who has been ordered by the Thera forbear to go, unless he be sick. He who does not go, commits a dukka/a offence.’ 18, 1. Then the Blessed One, after having dwelt at Kodan4vatthu as long as he thought fit, went back again to Ragagaha. At that time the people asked the Bhikkhus who went about for alms: ‘What day of the half month is this, reverend Sirs?’ The Bhikkhus replied: ‘We do not know, friends.’ The people were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘Those Sakyaputtiya Samazas do not even know how to count (the days of) the half month; what good things else will they know?’ 1 Here follows an exact repetition of the story told in § 3, which is given here, of course, in the present tense. Il, 19. UPOSATHA CEREMONY, AND PATIMOKKHA. 269 They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you learn how to count (the days of) the half month.’ 2. Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘Who ought to learn to count (the days of) the half month ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you learn all of you to count (the days of) the half month.’ 3. At that time the people asked the Bhikkhus who went about for alms: ‘How many Bhikkhus are there, reverend Sirs?’ The Bhikkhus replied: ‘We do not know, friends.’ The people were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘Those Sakyaputtiya Samazas do not even know each other; what good things else will they know ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you count the Bhikkhus.’ 4. Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘At what time ought we to count the Bhikkhus?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you count (the Bhikkhus) on the day of Uposatha, either by way of (counting the single) troops (of which the assembly is composed)?, or that you take (each of you) a ticket (and count those tickets). 19. At that time Bhikkhus who did not know that it was Uposatha day, went for alms to a distant village. 1 This appears to be the meaning of gazamaggena ganetum ; Buddhaghosa has no note on this passage. 270 MAHAVAGGA. II, 20, 1.
319. At that time Bhikkhus who did not know that it was Uposatha day, went for alms to a distant village. 1 This appears to be the meaning of gazamaggena ganetum ; Buddhaghosa has no note on this passage. 270 MAHAVAGGA. II, 20, 1. They came back when the Patimokkha was being recited, or when it just had been recited. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you proclaim: “Today is Uposatha.”’ Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘Who is to proclaim so?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Thera is to proclaim (the day of Uposatha) in due time.’ At that time a certain Thera did not think of it in due time. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘T allow you, O Bhikkhus, to proclaim it also at meal time.’ (The Thera) did not think of it at meal time either. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I allow, O Bhikkhus, to proclaim it whenever ‘(the Thera) thinks of it.’ 20. 1. At that time the Uposatha hall in a certain residence was full of sweepings. The Bhikkhus who arrived there were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘How can the Bhikkhus neglect to sweep the Uposatha hall?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you sweep the Uposatha hall.’ 2. Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘Well, who is to sweep the Uposatha hall?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. II, 20,5. UPOSATHA CEREMONY, AND PATIMOKKHA. 271 ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Thera is to order a young Bhikkhu (to sweep the Uposatha hall).’ The young Bhikkhus, having received that order from the Thera, did not sweep it. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘He who has been ordered by the Thera, ought not to forbéar to sweep it, unless he be sick. He who does not sweep it, commits a dukka/a offence.’ 3. At that time there were no seats prepared in the Uposatha hall. The Bhikkhus sat down on the ground, Their bodies and their robes became full of dust. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you prepare seats in the Uposatha hall.’ Now the Bhikkhus thought, &c. (see § 2). ‘He who does not prepare (seats), commits a dukkaZa offence.’ 4. At that time there was no lamp in the Uposatha hall. The Bhikkhus in the darkness trod upon (each other’s) bodies and robes. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you light a lamp in the Uposatha hall.’ Now the Bhikkhus thought, &c. (see § 2). ‘He who does not light (the lamp), commits a dukkaZa offence.’ 5. At that time the resident Bhikkhus in a certain residence did not provide drink (i.e. water), nor did they provide food. The incoming Bhikkhus were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘How can the resident Bhikkhus neglect to provide for drink and to provide for food ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. 272 MAHAVAGGA. II, 21, 1. ‘IT prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you provide drink and food.’ Now the Bhikkhus thought, &c. (see § 2).
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1Now the reverend Udayi thought: ‘It has been prescribed by the Blessed One that he who is to recite the Patimokkha, ought to recite it so that it may be heard; but I have a crow’s voice. Well, how am I to act ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that he who is to recite the Patimokkha may endeavour to make it audible. If he endeavours (to do so), he is free from offence.’ 8. At that time Devadatta recited the Patimokkha before an assembly in which laymen were present. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, recite the Patimokkha before an assembly in which laymen are present. He who does, commits a dukkada offence.’ g. At that time the Azabbaggiya Bhikkhus recited the Patimokkha before the Samgha without being called upon (by the Thera). They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one, O Bhikkhus, recite the Patimokkha before the Samgha without being called upon. He who does, commits a dukkaZa offence. I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Thera is master of the Patimokkha!,’ End of the Bhazavara of the A##atitthiyas®. 1 Tie. of reciting the Patimokkha himself or causing another Bhikkhu to do so. 2 I,e, Samazas belonging to other schools. See chap. 1. Il,17,3- UPOSATHA CEREMONY, AND PATIMOKKHA, 267 17. 1. Then the Blessed One, after having dwelt near Ragagaha as long as he thought fit, went forth on his pilgrimage to Kodan4vatthu. Going from place to place on his pilgrimage, he came to Kodanavatthu. At that time there dwelt in a certain residence many Bhikkhus, the eldest of whom was an ignorant, unlearned person: he neither knew Uposatha, nor the Uposatha service, nor the Patimokkha, nor the recital of the Patimokkha. 2. Now those Bhikkhus thought: ‘It has been prescribed by the Blessed One that the eldest Bhikkhu is master of the Patimokkha, and here the eldest of us is an ignorant, unlearned person: he neither knows Uposatha... nor the recital of the Patimokkha. Well, how are we to act?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that (in such a case) that Bhikkhu who is (most) learned and competent, is to be made master of the Patimokkha.’ 3. At that time there dwelt in a certain residence on the day of Uposatha many ignorant, unlearned Bhikkhus: they neither knew Uposatha ... nor the recital of the Patimokkha. They called upon the Thera: ‘May it please the Thera, reverend Sir, to recite the P&timokkha.’ He replied: ‘I am not competent to do so.’ They called upon the next eldest, &c. He also replied, &c. They called upon the third eldest, &c. In this manner they called upon (all Bhikkhus) down to the youngest one: ‘May it please the reverend brother to recite the Patimokkha.’ He also replied: ‘I am not competent, venerable Sirs, to do so.’ 268 MAHAVAGGA. II, 14, 4. They told this thing to the Blessed One.
2In this manner they called upon (all Bhikkhus) down to the youngest one: ‘May it please the reverend brother to recite the Patimokkha.’ He also replied: ‘I am not competent, venerable Sirs, to do so.’ 268 MAHAVAGGA. II, 14, 4. They told this thing to the Blessed One. 4, 5. ‘When, O Bhikkhus, in a certain residence, &c.!; in that case, O Bhikkhus, these Bhikkhus are instantly to send one Bhikkhu to the neighbouring residence (of Bhikkhus): “Go, friend, and come back when you have learnt the Patimokkha abridged or in its full extent.”’ 6. Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘ By whom is (this Bhikkhu) to be sent?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Thera is to give order to a young Bhikkhu.’ The young Bhikkhus, having received that order from the Thera, did not go. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘Let no one who has been ordered by the Thera forbear to go, unless he be sick. He who does not go, commits a dukka/a offence.’ 18, 1. Then the Blessed One, after having dwelt at Kodan4vatthu as long as he thought fit, went back again to Ragagaha. At that time the people asked the Bhikkhus who went about for alms: ‘What day of the half month is this, reverend Sirs?’ The Bhikkhus replied: ‘We do not know, friends.’ The people were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘Those Sakyaputtiya Samazas do not even know how to count (the days of) the half month; what good things else will they know?’ 1 Here follows an exact repetition of the story told in § 3, which is given here, of course, in the present tense. Il, 19. UPOSATHA CEREMONY, AND PATIMOKKHA. 269 They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you learn how to count (the days of) the half month.’ 2. Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘Who ought to learn to count (the days of) the half month ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you learn all of you to count (the days of) the half month.’ 3. At that time the people asked the Bhikkhus who went about for alms: ‘How many Bhikkhus are there, reverend Sirs?’ The Bhikkhus replied: ‘We do not know, friends.’ The people were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘Those Sakyaputtiya Samazas do not even know each other; what good things else will they know ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you count the Bhikkhus.’ 4. Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘At what time ought we to count the Bhikkhus?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you count (the Bhikkhus) on the day of Uposatha, either by way of (counting the single) troops (of which the assembly is composed)?, or that you take (each of you) a ticket (and count those tickets). 19. At that time Bhikkhus who did not know that it was Uposatha day, went for alms to a distant village. 1 This appears to be the meaning of gazamaggena ganetum ; Buddhaghosa has no note on this passage. 270 MAHAVAGGA. II, 20, 1.
319. At that time Bhikkhus who did not know that it was Uposatha day, went for alms to a distant village. 1 This appears to be the meaning of gazamaggena ganetum ; Buddhaghosa has no note on this passage. 270 MAHAVAGGA. II, 20, 1. They came back when the Patimokkha was being recited, or when it just had been recited. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you proclaim: “Today is Uposatha.”’ Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘Who is to proclaim so?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Thera is to proclaim (the day of Uposatha) in due time.’ At that time a certain Thera did not think of it in due time. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘T allow you, O Bhikkhus, to proclaim it also at meal time.’ (The Thera) did not think of it at meal time either. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I allow, O Bhikkhus, to proclaim it whenever ‘(the Thera) thinks of it.’ 20. 1. At that time the Uposatha hall in a certain residence was full of sweepings. The Bhikkhus who arrived there were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘How can the Bhikkhus neglect to sweep the Uposatha hall?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you sweep the Uposatha hall.’ 2. Now the Bhikkhus thought: ‘Well, who is to sweep the Uposatha hall?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. II, 20,5. UPOSATHA CEREMONY, AND PATIMOKKHA. 271 ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Thera is to order a young Bhikkhu (to sweep the Uposatha hall).’ The young Bhikkhus, having received that order from the Thera, did not sweep it. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘He who has been ordered by the Thera, ought not to forbéar to sweep it, unless he be sick. He who does not sweep it, commits a dukka/a offence.’ 3. At that time there were no seats prepared in the Uposatha hall. The Bhikkhus sat down on the ground, Their bodies and their robes became full of dust. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you prepare seats in the Uposatha hall.’ Now the Bhikkhus thought, &c. (see § 2). ‘He who does not prepare (seats), commits a dukkaZa offence.’ 4. At that time there was no lamp in the Uposatha hall. The Bhikkhus in the darkness trod upon (each other’s) bodies and robes. They told this thing to the Blessed One. ‘I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you light a lamp in the Uposatha hall.’ Now the Bhikkhus thought, &c. (see § 2). ‘He who does not light (the lamp), commits a dukkaZa offence.’ 5. At that time the resident Bhikkhus in a certain residence did not provide drink (i.e. water), nor did they provide food. The incoming Bhikkhus were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: ‘How can the resident Bhikkhus neglect to provide for drink and to provide for food ?’ They told this thing to the Blessed One. 272 MAHAVAGGA. II, 21, 1. ‘IT prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you provide drink and food.’ Now the Bhikkhus thought, &c. (see § 2).
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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